Will Mark Neeld feel the love?

James Hird certainly felt the love from his players after last week’s game. Simon Dix-Draper wonders if the Melbourne players will rally around Mark Neeld this weekend.

Sunday at the Masters – A nostalgic journey

Join Rob Stewart as he relives Sunday at the Masters, conversations with his late father and a chance meeting nine years ago with Adam Scott.

Crio’s Racing: Pierro

It is a testament to his great talent – as hyperbolized by Gai – that Pierro, a 3yo with “9 stone”, can be served up at 5/4 in a crack edition of the $2m Doncaster at Randwick on Saturday.

Comebacks and the Premiership Quarter

Should the third quarter still be referred to as the “premiership quarter” in the modern game? Does winning this quarter provide the momentum to win a game? Jake “Cobba” Stevens investigates.

AFL Round 3 – Collingwood v Hawthorn (Haiku Bob): rain clouds and hawks

Haiku Bob on Round 3.

DA Puzzle of the Round (4)

Three more current players to figure out this week, hidden in DA’s wordplay. All three hail from the one club, with clues arranged from mild to masochistic. Who’s in this week’s lineup?

A Baker’s 50

Dips and a Bonza Bunch of Bastards hit Kangaroo Ground for a 50th birthday party on Saturday night.

How to Watch Footy, part 4: Bang Bang Bang!

Vin Maskell takes in the VFL game at Burbank Oval in his own inimitable style. Why would you ever watch footy from the top level of Etihad again?

Typical tension and torment for Tottenham as Champions’ League spots go down to the wire

Following Tottenham as they battle for a place in the Champions’ League gives him an insight into being a Tigers supporter with all their nine-placed finishes.

AFL Round 3 – Geelong v Carlton: The tradition continues

Nic Pav comes from a broken home….his parents broke it when they decided they would each support a different football team – Carlton and Geelong.

AFL Round 3: The 2013 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup

Caro and Pat can bluster all they like, but James Hird has not been proven guilty of anything and need not “step aside”, says Earl O’Neill.

WAFL – Round 5: Dees done in a thriller

IT was tight all day at Lathlain Park so it was no surprise that the final, and winning goal, sailed through with just a few seconds left on the clock.

AFL Round 3 – Geelong v Carlton: I Am Carlton (Malthouse, you are not)

Following Carlton’s loss, True Blue Mady Brennan dislikes Malthouse and the board that appointed him that little bit more. Ratts could have had the Blues 0-3 at this stage too, and at least He Is Carlton.

AFL Round 3 – Geelong v Carlton: The clash of Blue and Whites

Unknown to many, the ACCC kept a close eye on the outcome of Saturday night’s game at Etihad.

Balanced news values or parochialism?

JTH has landed in Adelaide.

Crio’s Question: Best Foxtel pubs

Nominations please for the best Foxtel pub in Australia and Western Australia.

AFL Round 3 – Port Adelaide v Adelaide: Thank you for faulty keypads

Faulty work equipment on the Tabar Islands in PNG triggered a chain of events that culminated in Dangerous Dan Hansen arriving in time for a Showdown for the ages. Thanks again Elrec multi-channel induced polarisation receiver.

AFL Round 3 – North Melbourne v Sydney: The red, white and blue

Stu Warren paints a vivid picture from Hobart.

AFL Round 3 – Collingwood v Hawthorn: The Big Palooka

Hodge roams like John Wayne; a steady hand over the herd. Now ride for El Dorado… or Launceston.

AFL Round 3 – Richmond v Western Bulldogs: The Audacity of Hope

The title and phrase of Obama’s second autobiography has never spoken more vividly to Richmond fan Michael Allan than right now.